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For a real treat, head to the SiliconValley section and browse all.

I was prompted to remember this shop in Bedford by an article posted about a fake toy shop in Ayr. Some research turned up that it had a website, which I’ve linked to. The “real” shop had all the website products on display. It was created by (the legend) Tim Hunkin....

1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.

aww bash.org seems to be down right now?? well here is the text :)...

Great article on the Gopher Protocol from a few years back.

SkiFree is the standalone version of the game originally included as a part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 (1991) for Windows 3.x, and later made available separately for Windows 3.x. It was then re-compiled for 32-bit Windows systems when the author found back the source code and released it for free through his website....

Web Design Museum exhibits thousands of websites that chronicle forgotten trends in web design from its beginnings in the 1990s to the mid-00s

I post about the original Direct Debit website from time to time and get the impression nobody cares. So I thought I'd try you lot! It's the most surreal "corporate" website I've ever seen, a product from the early web when the website was just run by the work experience kid and nobody in management actually understood what it...

In your browser

This is a true gem - hosted by MIT no less.

I forgot all about this Win 3.1 game. You can play it online in your browser, via the link. Addicting blast from the past.

It runs on a motherboard from an original Donkey Kong cabinet. At The Museum of Play in Rochester NY. I live so close, can’t wait to get back there!

This site allows you to experience what classic Macintosh operating systems were like. You can launch most of those versions in your browser. More applications and games can be installed as well. At the very least, you can see how the operating system evolved over time.

Software Library - Main page with 25+ total collections...

Desktop version...

Getting that up-arrow command recall in DOS 6.22… 👌 straight to the AUTOEXEC.BAT

I recently learned about this site. I’ve found some neat pages so far…

In celebration of the Old Computer Challenge 2023 and to help people get on the fediverse on their retro computers, I have setup a Brutaldon instance :D Brutaldon is a wonderful Mastadon client that is sparse and viewable using any older browser that supports CSS (ie; netsurf, older firefox). HTTP and HTTPS is available as well....

I am a current Apple daily driver for my computing needs, but not until somewhat recently...

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/tech/t/98443...

available via homebrew with:...